Engaged Anthropology : Views from Scandinavia / / edited by Tone Bringa, Synnøve Bendixsen

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910151855803321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2016
• ISBN: 3-319-40484-9
• Edizione: [1st ed. 2016.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (VI, 160 p.)
• Collana: Approaches to Social Inequality and Difference
• Disciplina: 306
• Soggetti: Ethnology; Social Anthropology
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction -- Chapter 1: From the Warzone to the Courtroom: The Anthropologist as Witness -- Chapter 2: Engaging Anthropology: An Auto-Ethnographic Approach -- Chapter 3: Doing Research in a Politicized Field and Surviving It: Lessons Learned from Migration Research -- Chapter 4: Treading on a Minefield: Anthropology and the Debate about Honor Killings in Sweden -- Chapter 5: Social Anthropology and the Shifting Discourses about Immigrants in Norway -- Chapter 6: Gender and Universal Rights: Dilemmas and Anthropological Engagement -- Chapter 7: Europe and the Pacific: Engaging Anthropology in EU Policy-Making and Development Cooperation -- Chapter 8: Engaging Anthropology in Sudan. .
• Sommario/riassunto: In this volume, leading public anthropologists examine paths towards public engagement and discuss their experiences with engaged anthropology in arenas such as the media, international organizations, courtrooms, and halls of government, on topics ranging from migration to cultural understanding, justice, development aid, ethnic conflict, war, and climate change. Using hands-on experiences and case studies, this book illustrates the potential efficacy of an anthropology that engages with critical social and political issues.